The inter-college sports and cultural week-2020, scheduled to begin from March 18, has been suspended to prevent the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19.
Colleges under national university will be informed about the next date for the sports and cultural competition through a notification, said a PID handout on Wednesday.
Bangladesh reported three coronavirus cases earlier this week. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said two of them are recovering.
The death toll from the coronavirus or Covid-19 has reached 4,299 globally till Wednesday.
It has infected 119,225 people around the world, according to worldometers.
Of them, 48,357 are currently infected while 66,569 patients (94 percent of total infected) recovered. The coronavirus is affecting 119 countries and territories around the world.